Hacking Las Vegas - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Hacking Las Vegas - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog A group of baby-faced MIT students, hyper-geniuses and anarchistic whiz kids figured out how to cheat casinos efficiently at blackjack. Fifty thousand dollars strapped to each thigh. A hundred thousand dollars, in 10 bricks of hundreds, taped across my upper back. Fifty thousand more Velcroed to my chest. I try to control my breathing as I stroll through Logan International Airport. Terminal C is buzzing and chaotic, an over-air-conditioned hive of college students escaping Boston for a long weekend. I am dressed like everyone else: baggy jeans, baseball hat, scuffed sneakers. But in my mind, I have as much chance of blending in as a radioactive circus clown. Theres enough money hidden under my clothes to buy a two-bedroom condo. And to top it off, theres $100,000 worth of yellow plastic casino chips jammed into the backpack slung over my right shoulder. I think its nice to see students putting the stuff they learn into practice :o) Read the entire article on Wired. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related